What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for March 1

Ann Kummer

APPOINTMENTS

Environmental group welcomes staff scientist - The Chazen Companies, a provider of engineering, land surveying, environmental and safety consulting, planning and landscape architecture services, welcomed Sharon Froedden to its headquarters in Poughkeepsie as an environmental scientist. She has conducted environmental site assessments for commercial sites and rural parcels for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Watershed Land Acquisition program and the Open Space Institute. Froedden is also experienced in mapping and special analysis utilizing geographic information system and regularly provides support in drafting maps for reporting purposes. Froedden received a bachelor's degreein biology from Salem State University. The Chazen Companies has offices in Poughkeepsie, Troy, Wilton and Queensbury.

Accountant elected vice president for state society - Ann Kummer, tax manager at Kirshon & Company, was recently elected as the first vice president of the New York State Society of Enrolled Agents Board of Directors. She also chairs the society's Conference Education Committee and is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents' National Tax Practice Institute Planning Subcommittee.

The full-service CPA firm in Poughkeepsie has been serving the Hudson Valley since 1970.

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Incentives offered for small-business customers - NYSEG , a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, has added parking lot lighting incentives to its Small Business Energy Efficiency Program. Small-business customers with an average electricity demand of less than 110 kilowatts per month are now eligible to receive up to 70 percent of the cost of replacing existing parking lot lights with LED technology.

LEDs and use two-thirds less electricity than each metal halide fixture.

To receive this new technology, customers must arrange for a free assessment of their existing lighting. EnerPath, NYSEG's program implementation contractor, will conduct the audit, and present a detailed analysis comparing the existing lighting and the proposed measures. If the customer then decides to participate, EnerPath will remove the old lighting and install the new efficient lighting. NYSEG will pay for up to 70 percent of the cost and the business owner simply pays the balance. For more information, visit nyseg.com or call 1-877-359-9814.

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What's new on the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for March 1

Accountant elected vice president for state society ? Ann Kummer, tax manager at Kirshon & Company, was recently elected as the first vice president of the New York State Society of Enrolled Agents